Ricki Lake
Actor
Born September 21, 1968 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA
Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American television host and actress. She is known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film Hairspray, for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. She is also known for her talk show, Ricki Lake, which was broadcast internationally from September 1993 until May 2004. When the show debuted, she was 24 and credited as being the youngest person to host a syndicated talk show at the time. In late 2012, Lake began hosting a second syndicated talk show, The Ricki Lake Show. The series was canceled in 2013 after a single season, but Lake won her first Daytime Emmy Award for the project.
Filmography
Big Rock Burning
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
Self
The Wheel
Self - Expert
Sherri
Self - Guest
Pictionary
Moon Manor
Self
Under the Christmas Tree
Marie
Stars in the House
Self - Special Guest
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
RuPaul
Self
The Masked Singer
Raven (archive footage)
Weed the People
25 Words or Less
Self
Drop the Mic
Self
Gemini
Vanessa
Hairspray Live!
Pinkette
Embrace
Self
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Dream Ghost #1
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
I Am Divine
Self
Through the Keyhole
Self
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self
The Ricki Lake Show
More Business of Being Born
Host
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Drop Dead Diva
Susan Semler
Charm School with Ricki Lake
Self - Headmistress
Olivia
Loving Leah
Rabbi Gerry
Celebrity Juice
Self
Easy to Assemble
The Business of Being Born
Self
Hairspray: Playing Tracy
Self
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
Self
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
Self
Matters of Life & Dating
Linda Dackman
Hairspray
Talent Agent
Park
Peggy
Gameshow Marathon
Hostess
The Reichen Show
Self
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
Ricki Lake
It Came from... Baltimore!!
Self
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant
A Dirty Shame
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Cecil B. Demented
Libby
Jackie's Back!
Ricki Lake
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
Mary Minor 'Harry' Haristeen
The King of Queens
Stephanie Heffernan
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
The View
Self - Guest
King of the Hill
Lila (voice)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
Mrs. Winterbourne
Connie Doyle
Serial Mom
Misty Sutphin
The Critic
Ricki Lake (voice)
Cabin Boy
Figurehead
Intimate Portrait
Self
Skinner
Kerry Tate
Based on an Untrue Story
Velour Gnack
Ricki Lake
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
Inside Monkey Zetterland
Bella the Stalker
Where the Day Takes You
Brenda
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Charlotte
The Idiot Box
Daughter
The Chase
Tammie
Gravedale High
Cleofatra (voice)
Cry-Baby
Pepper Walker
Cookie
Pia
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Donna
Babycakes
Grace
Working Girl
Bridesmaid
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
China Beach
Holly Pelegrino
Hairspray
Tracy Turnblad
The In Crowd
Dancer (uncredited)
Kate & Allie
Entertainment Tonight